Julia and I have just returned from an amazing week of photography in Southern Spain, spending five days in hides operated by Andalucia BirdLand . Agustin (founder and CEO of Andalucia BirdLand) has established several hides around Adamuz concentrating on Avian and Mammalian Predators. Obviously, our target for the week was the Iberian Lynx, but rather than choosing one of dedicated Iberian Lynx photography sites, we wanted to photograph more than just Lynx, and Agustin was

During the recent cruise to the Azores and Madeira, we were able to take advantage of port days to explore the islands and see the endemic (and other) birds. Our first port of call was the island of Terceira, where, just a short distance from the port was an excellent wetland reserve which was full of waders. Of the 17 species we saw, five were American waders; White-rumped Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs and American Golden Plover.

I have recently returned from another trip with Ocean Wildlife Encounters as a Guest Lecturer and sharing the wildlife seen whilst...

In June, July and August, I made three trips to Iceland, on board Fred.Olsen Cruise lines MS Balmoral and MS Bolette vessels, as a Guest...

Bempton Cliffs RSPB Reserve in East Yorkshire, is one of my favourite photographic destinations. The 400 foot high white chalk cliffs...

This year I have decided to set myself the target of trying to photograph all the species of Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)...

I have just returned from almost five weeks as Guest Lecturer on Fred.Olsen Cruise Liner Bolette as part of the Ocean Wildlife Encounters...

High spring tides on the Wirral over the last couple of days of February and first few days of March provided some excellent...

I've recently spent a couple of mornings in Roy Rimmer's "Jay" Hide near Chorley. Meeting at Roy's house I then followed him to a...

Julia and I, along with good friends Paul and Claire Lloyd, have just returned from a two week safari in Botswana. Two weeks under...

Most years we try and get at least one trip to Anglesey for a long weekend, trying to time it so we can watch Risso's Dolphins off Point...

Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve Julia and I have just completed a week in Somerset on the Avalon Marshes. This expanse of land,...

Burton Mere Wetlands are best known for their birds, naturally it’s an RSPB Reserve.  But it supports much more.  Graham, the Site...

Most years, Julia and I try and get a trip into Bempton Cliffs in East Yorkshire to take in the sight, sounds and smells of one of...

Day Five Today was a "free day" with no hides allocated. Julia and I decided to use one of the electric buggies to venture a bit further...

Day Three A rest from the hides this morning with a boat excursion to some of the inner lakes of the Danube Delta. With just eight of us...

This year, instead of going to Finland to photograph Brown Bears, we headed to Romania and the Ultima Frontiera Nature Reserve on the...

A cold start this morning as I headed towards the Cheshire / Derbyshire border to try and make the most of the morning weather. My...

A couple of weeks ago I visited the excellent Willow Reflection Pool Hide run by Mike Dunlevy (https://www.mikedunlevy.co.uk/willow-refl...

The default setting on most cameras is for the flash to fire when the front curtain opens and freeze the action. However there are times...